Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lotus erythrorhizus Bolle |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 238 (1891) |
Native Range | Canary Islands |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | silvery sericeous, stems ascendent, leaves ternate, shortly petiolate, leaflets lanceolate, acute, flowers solitary, terminal, shortly pedicellate, calyx purple, pod linear |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lotus glaucus var. erythrorhizus (Bolle) Brand Lotus lancerottensis var. erythrorhizus (Bolle) G.Kunkel |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |